Milk and cream can



(Model.)

G. W. EVANS.

MILK AND CREAM GAN.

No. 274,745. Patented Mar. 27,1883;

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GEORGE W. EVANS, 0F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

`llvllLK AND CREAM CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 274,745, dated March 27, 1883. Application filed February 10, 1883. (ModeLl To a-ZL whom it mag/concern:

Beit known that LGEoRGaWM. EVANS, of Baltimore, in the county of Baltimore and State of Maryland, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Milk and Cream Cans; and I do hereby declare that the follow-Y ing is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, which will enable others skilled in lthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specilication, and in which- Figure l is a side view ot' the top part ofone of my improved milk and cream cans locked, sealed, and ready for transportation or shipment. Fig. 2 is a perspective view ofthe top of' can with thecoverand seal-collarrem oved. Fi g. 3 is a view ofthe seal-collar in an inverted position to show the inside catch-lugs. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the top of the can,with its cover and collar locked, but before applying the seal. Fig.` 5 is a vertical sectional view through the cover, collar, and neck of can;- and Fig. 6 is a View of one form ot' thekey used to Mbreak the seal and open the can.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures:

In shipping milk or cream by railroad, steamboat, or other public conveyances from the producer to the dairyman, by whom it is again `retailed and distributed among the consumers,

` water orskim-milk. Thus the product reaches the wholesale dealer either reduced `in quantity more or less, or in an adulterated state,

for which he is usually held responsible by the consumers or other dealers whom he supplies. It is the object of myinvention to overcome this serious loss and annoyance by the con- The detailed construction of my improvedv can will readily be understood by refe-rence to the accompanying drawings, in Which- A denotes the body,` B the breast, and C the neck, of the can, whichmay be of any desired size. The top or mouth ot' the Yneck is turned down to' form a dange, D, to which is soldered the upper rim ot' a collar, E, the lower rim oi' which is turned in against the rim to form the flange F. The upper part of the collar E is `cut out to form horizontal slots or has on its inside two projecting lugs, K and K', of such size and shape that they will lit into the elbow-slots G g and Gg, respectively. Itv

also has a narrow vertical slot, L, at one side of the catch-lug K. In the narrow annular space between the neck C and xed collar E is arranged aspring, M, the free end of which is bent down to form alip, N, leaving an opening or open space, n, between said lip and the end of the slot of such a size that the catchlug K may be sprung into it by depressing the fixed arm of the springin turning collar I into position l'or locking the cover to the can. In this locked position of the collar its narrow slot L will come oppositeto the outer end ot spring M, where this is bent to form thelocklip, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, and by inserting the bit of the key shown in Fig. 6 through this slot or key-hole, pressing down upon the` spring, the free end of this.l Will be depressed, so as to disen gage the catch-lug K, when collar l may be turned in the direction of the arrow until it reaches the opening g, in which position the lug K on the opposite side of the collar will have reached the slot or opening g on the opposite side of the can, so that sleeve I can be readily taken off, which releases or unlocks cover H, when the can may be opened in the usual manner.

To prevent tampering with, the lock-spring M N, Icover the key-hole L with an adhesive seal, (shown at 0 in Figs. l and 5,) so that thev IOC - breaking the seal.

key can only be inserted into the key-hole by To prevent this from being removed surreptitiously, its lower end may be doubled in under the lower rim of the sealcollar I, as shown at o in Fig. 5, and to this end that part of the collar may be struck up or countersunk for the purpose of making room for the doubled portion of the seal.

In practice it is expedient to so construct the yrailWay-tickets used for shipping/the cans, and one of which is usually attachedv to each can, that these will answer the purposes of the seal, so that they will be canceled by opening the can after it has arrived at its destination. This prevents fraud by reuse ot' tickets by detaching them from the cans, which may easily lbe done (as, as a matter ot' fact, is frequently done) when the ticket is simply tied to the can. I propose to make this system of ticketing,` milk-cans the subject ot'a separate application. Having thus described my in-ven tion, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. In'avmilk or cream can, the flanged neck 0, having the tixed band or collar E, slotted at G g G g', and lock-spring M N, fixed in the annular space between the neck and collar, substantially las and for the purpose shown and set forth.

2. The removable sealing-collar I, adapted t0 t the fixed band or collarE of the can, and having flange i, inside lugs, K and K', and key-hole L, substantially as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

3. The combination of the milk-can havingl the slotted neck-band or collar -E and lockspring M N, arranged as described, cover H, having flange l1., and seal-collar I, adapted to t over collar E, and having catch-lugs K K', ange i, and key-hole L, substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses. l GEORGE WM. EVANS.

Witnesses:

AUGUST PETERSON, Louis BAGGER. 

